The Inspired Room + OpenSky

MY OPEN SKY SHOP IS NOW CLOSED! Thank you for all the support. UPDATE: See my new shop here.

Do you ever have to keep a secret so fun that it almost pops out of your mouth spontaneously before you are ready? I have had to keep several secrets lately and oh, my, it is so difficult to not be able to share! But today, I can finally let you in on one of those delicious little secrets!

I am very excited to announce that I have a new way to connect with my readers. I have been invited to join The OpenSky Project, an innovative new way of shopping online. The mission of OpenSky is simple: they are bringing a human touch and connection to the shopping experience.

The Shopkeepers at OpenSky are hand selected from around the internet because they are trusted in their community and are passionate about what they write about. I am honored to be among one of the first to be invited to join OpenSky!

I have always loved featuring other women on The Inspired Room and partnering with them to highlight the products they create or love. I really enjoy helping women be able to help support their family through these tough economic times. It is exciting to see women (and men!) reaching their dreams and potential as well as learning and growing myself because of all they share every day. And it is especially exciting to be able to connect people to each other and the things they love through these crazy things called BLOGS! That is why I love the concept of OpenSky!

I know it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the choices when it comes to deciding what to choose for your home or even for gifts. Not only can it be difficult to decide what to choose, it can be time consuming to find it and often expensive if you can’t find what you are looking for at a reasonable price.

That is one of the things I love about featuring a select group of shops in my sidebar, it makes the world a little bit smaller and the decisions a little bit less overwhelming. The world is a big place, but together we can make it a little bit more personal.

I am excited that I can join the other inspiring shop & boutique owners online and help simplify the home decorating and gift buying process in my own way, both through my blog and now my OpenSky Shop. Through The Inspired Room OpenSky Shop I will be sharing products that I really like myself, things that I use and recommend.

Creating a simple, authentic and beautiful home is one of my greatest passions and I am beyond excited to be able to share that enthusiasm in a new way.

Two and a half years ago, I started this blog in order to share about the things I loved. To say I have enjoyed myself would be an understatement, I adore coming to this blog several times a week to connect with you all! I really love being here. You have become my friends — sharing on this blog has become a part of who I am and has helped me to grow in ways I never dreamed I would.

Thank you, as always, for your support and I hope you will enjoy my new shop. The storefront is still new but in time I will be able to offer a greater variety of unique and fun items for your home, gift giving and special occasions. I have some great products I hope to feature soon!

Comments

Now this sounds interesting. I’ll enjoy watching to see how it plays out. Thanks for being an encouragement in this economy of doomsayers! Opportunity is endless for those who are excited about helping others and filling needs without being greedy.

Becky, I love your perspective and encouragement. It is so true, if we are willing to work hard, follow our dreams and truly want to be useful and not greedy, there is hope! It is always worth trying something new.

Very exciting stuff, congrats! :)
I wanted to invite you over to my blog…I’m hosting my first ever Treasure Trove Thursday and thought you might like to add a link. :) After seeing your pics today on this post, you’ll probably enjoy the project I did that is my treasure today. :) please pay me a visit!http://mycottagecharm.blogspot.com
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..TREASURE TROVE THURSDAY!!! =-.

This is SO cool!!! I am so happy for you! I love your shop. I visit your site everyday and this is such wonderful addition. My taste is similar to yours so a shop with things you love and use is perfect for me. Can’t wait to start shopping in your shop for my new house!!

We have lots of new changes starting to happen at our site too. LOL It is SO hard to keep them a secret! I agree.
.-= Mary Joy @ Life Interrupted´s last blog ..Exciting changes and new additions are coming!!! =-.

Melissa,
Are there any of our other sister bloggers that are teaming up with you? I just love your store!
.-= Mary Joy @ Life Interrupted´s last blog ..Welcome Home Wednesdays~ St. Patrick’s Day Door Decor =-.

Melissa, I think this is wonderful, not just for you but for all of us readers . You have wonderful taste and keep it reall and doable. I love that about you and the other thing is your willingness to helping and encouraging. You make it all seem as if I can do that!!! Your spiritual gift is encouragement, what a lovely gift to have and how wonderful for all of us to be recipients. Now I have to go and check you out on your new endeavor. Kathysue
.-= kathysue´s last blog ..Enter My Brain If You Dare!!! =-.

I’m so in love with the idea and that you are a shopkeeper. That is the entire concept that my website http://www.seekthetriad.com is based on, only it is about just things in the Triad that I like and shopkeepers we love and support!

I wanted to drop by and welcome you to OpenSky. We’re thrilled to be your partner! When we started OpenSky, our dream was to build a community of creative people that would change how the world shops and make shopping about interactions and not just faceless transactions. I’m looking forward to doing it with you.

I’m so excited for you! I have some tassels in Sarah Mae’s Open Sky Shop and have been really impressed with Open Sky in general, and with communication specifically. I wish you much success!
.-= Heathahlee´s last blog ..I’ve Done It Again… =-.

Welcome! I'm Melissa Michaels. I created The Inspired Room in 2007 to inspire women to fall in love with the home they have. Ten years later, I'm still here doing my thing and loving every minute of it. I'm so glad YOU are here!